Ben Meyer
News ContributorBen worked as the Special Topics Correspondent at WXPR from September 2019 until November 2021. He then contributed with periodic stories until 2024. During his full-time employment, his main focus was reporting on environment and natural resources issues in northern Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula as part of The Stream, a weekly series.
Originally from Mount Horeb, Wisconsin, Ben is a graduate of UW-Madison and Mitchell Hamline School of Law. He lives in Rhinelander with his wife, Erika, and sons, Rhys and Forest. A licensed lawyer, Ben became an Oneida County Assistant District Attorney in 2024. He is an avid Brewers fan and enjoys doing anything outdoors: running, bicycling, fishing, gardening, cross-country skiing, hiking, and projects. Ben is also a WIAA basketball official.
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Now that mining has long since departed, leaving continued economic challenges, why do people still make their home there? -
The wolf population in the Upper Peninsula has reached the limit of what the habitat can support, according to the Michigan DNR.That’s one conclusion of an overwinter survey that found a minimum of 762 wolves living in the U.P. -
In April, the Environmental Protection Agency announced new rules that will force American coal plants to either close or cut back 90 percent of their carbon emissions. -
In April, the Environmental Protection Agency announced new rules that will force American coal plants to either close or cut back 90 percent of their carbon emissions.
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A new half-million-dollar public greenspace and gathering spot is now fully open. -
Just a few years ago, the very existence of Town Line Lake Park was in jeopardy. -
Just a few years ago, the very existence of Town Line Lake Park was in jeopardy.
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An interactive website uses indigenous knowledge about the environment to help visitors understand impacts in Lake Superior’s Apostle Islands. -
Some day, the Sokaogon Chippewa Community hopes to have a full list of all Tribal children forcibly taken to Indian boarding schools in the 19th and 20th centuries. -
“When you get to rural Wisconsin, there is little to no publicly-available electric vehicle charging stations."